When some special forces guys are going to hunt down the world’s most wanted terrorist it’s only fair that they share the story with us. No Easy Day by Mark Owen covers the mission that took out Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan.
I tend to go through autobiography style books a bit faster than the deeper historical fact filled books. I knew the basics of the Bin Laden mission, known … [Read more...]

So I finally got the end of this book. I was reading it in parts, just grabbing it when I had some spare time and getting through a handful of pages. Sitting down and really smashing a decent amount happened on a few occasions but it should have been read much quicker. Perhaps there's a reason for that?
I seem to always have about 7 books on the go that I rotate through, not … [Read more...]

To get further in the journey of learning military history I plan to read a few books to get general overviews of recent wars. Starting from World War One to the present day. I may study older periods but there's enough to keep me busy for a long time. Then after the general idea has been stored in my swede I can delve deeper and really find some stories and accounts that can … [Read more...]

Killing Zone by Harry McCallion follows the author as he goes from a broken home and getting in trouble to a qualified barrister. He passes through the Parachute Regiment, the South African Recce's, the SAS and the RUC.
I would normally write a bit more of a detailed review and include some quotes (like with Sniper One that I enjoyed) from the book. But this was a book that … [Read more...]

I haven’t been reading as much as I usually do this week. Not in the area of military forces anyway. I’m continuing to read SBS: The Inside Story of the Special Boat Service which I covered partly with the post about the first SBS mission.
One book that I did read recently though was Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell, the story being quite well-known for those with an … [Read more...]